Nature reserve · Maine
Marcuse Wetlands Preserve
Marcuse Wetlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain Town Park, a park 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vinalhaven Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.09793, -68.87177
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Middle Mountain Town Park: 0.8 mi
- Tip Toe Mountain Town Park: 1.6 mi
- The Ball Field: 2.2 mi
- Isle Au Haut Mountain Town Park: 2.9 mi
- Lawson's Quarry Town Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Middle Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Fox Rocks: 1.0 mi
- Little Tip Toe: 1.6 mi
- Middle Tip Toe: 1.7 mi
- Tiptoe Mountain: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- A.W. Smith Preserve: 1.0 mi
- North Perry Creek Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Round Pond Trail: 1.4 mi
- Heller Field: 1.5 mi
- Whitmore Pond Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Eleanor L. Campbell Preserve Polly Cove Beach: 2.0 mi
- Old Ferry Landing Beach: 2.0 mi
- Narrow Place Beach: 3.5 mi
- Big White Beach: 4.1 mi
- Izzy's Beach: 4.1 mi
Museums: 36
- North Haven Museum: 3.5 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 3.8 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 10.9 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 11.2 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 11.6 mi
- Cannon: 11.8 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Negro Head: 13.7 mi
- Spruce Head: 14.6 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 15.1 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 6
- Penn Station Eagle: 4.0 mi
- Sphere: 11.6 mi
- Puffin Wall: 11.7 mi
- Seagull: 11.7 mi
- Lobster: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 11.3 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 21.3 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 11.9 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 15.3 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 21.8 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 13.7 mi
- Prison Show Room: 15.9 mi
- The Wall: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 1.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Marcuse Wetlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NW 316° | 419 m | 13.9 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WNW 300° | 390 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 305° | 384 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NW 324° | 331 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cameron Mountain | NW 319° | 244 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Battie | NW 312° | 240 m | 13.0 mi |
| Garey Mountain | NW 325° | 239 m | 14.4 mi |
| Derry Mountain | NNW 328° | 231 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:39 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1355579116
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